Orange

BARRON, Lyman P.

Men of Vermont: an Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Pub. Co., 1894, part II, pp 22-23

Lyman P. BARRON, of Washington [Vermont], was born 27 November 1820 in 
Washington [Orange County, Vermont; youngest child of Eleziah and Albea 
(DICKENSON) BARRON]. His grandfather, Isaac BARRON of Brookfield [Worcester 
County], Massachusetts, held the commission of lieutenant in the 
Revolutionary army signed by John HANCOCK, president of the Continental 
Congress, was captured by the British and held a prisoner in an English 
man-o'-war for several years. His family supposed him dead. Recaptured 
after a daring attempt to escape, during which he suffered incredible peril 
and hardship, he was at length exchanged, and with a bullet in his thigh, the 
unfortunate result of his effort to free himself from prison, he was restored 
to his family and was soon afterward drowned in the Connecticut River. His 
son Eleziah, when a boy of ten, in company with Thaddeus WHITE, went from 
Hanover to Washington, then a wilderness, over a route marked by blazed trees 
a distance of forty miles, whence the boy returned alone. Soon the family 
removed to Washington. In due time Eleziah married and the subject of this 
sketch was the youngest of ten children. His mother's maiden name was Albea 
DICKENSON.

On 22 March 1852, he [Lyman P. BARRON] married Emily A., daughter of Henry 
and Betsey (LITTLE) GODFREY. They have one daughter, Ada Louise (BARRON) 
DWINELL, of Taunton [Bristol County], Massachusetts. Mr. Lyman BARRON has 
lived upon his farm for fifty-two years, an active and influential man in 
business and public affairs, represented Washington for six years in the 
Legislature, has served as sheriff or deputy sheriff a nearly continuous term 
since 1850, a position for which he is well adapted from his shred perception 
and fearless action.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly